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If you were on the Titanic, with all the riches in the world, what were you hoping for? Another diamond? Or a rescuer?
I've spent a fair amount of time with people in the thin places, where life and death draw near to each other, as cancer or age weakens the body and loved ones gather around. In those moments, no one hopes for more money or power.
The things we spend much of our lives chasing are powerless to help us when we need help most. Paul is pointing that out to the church in Corinth. Those considered wise by the world's standards were often discarding the cross, a sign of weakness and death, as folly. Others were clinging to the cross, and as a result, they were being saved for glory forever, despite being mocked by the world's wisest people.
Many today mock Christianity. It's easy to do so. There are a lot of things more popular and fashionable in the world around us. But in the face of the deepest and hardest trials we'll face, Christianity offers answers to questions that leave other false gods silent. True wisdom may appear to be folly to many, but when discussing ultimate things (which as a society, we often don't do anymore), the wisdom of God offers a way forward.
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